[LAU] Linux synths used on commercial Rock/Pop CD

[Ken Restivo]

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 12:22:53PM +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
> Ken Restivo wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:12:32AM +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
> >   
> >> Ken Restivo wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:19:23PM +0200, Andras Simon wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> On 4/24/09, Ken Restivo <ken at restivo.org> wrote:
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>> I'm happy to report that Linux softsynths have been used on a commercial
> >>>>> pop/rock CD called "Lawler Rules".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I did some studio work for them over the last year, and the CD is finally
> >>>>> out. They produced it on a Mac with ProTools. I played keyboards on it and
> >>>>> used exclusively Linux and Linux softsynths.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.myspace.com/lawlerrulesvol1
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>> I think that the music is fine, and it certainly sounds great!
> >>>>
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>>> I used AMS for the Moog and ZynAddSubFX for the synthy-string pad on
> >>>>> "Cocaine Cowboys", and PHASEX for the ARP-y plinks on "Death".  AZR3 is
> >>>>> Hammond organ and Fluidsynth for piano on most of the songs, and Fluidsynth
> >>>>> is also the bass  on "Big Groove".
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >> Thanks for sharing. Not that it is bad, but I like your other stuff 
> >> better ;)
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > Yeah, I'm not a big fan of classic rock. But it was a gig, and it
> > paid, and for that genre it's well-done.
> >
> >   
> >> I'm interested in the AMS moog 'patches' you used. Would you like to 
> >> share it?
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > I'd love to, but I can't find anything that looks like it;
> > it's entirely possible that I never saved it. I did that
> > session in December 2007!
> >
> > One could easily get that sound, or very close to it, by starting
> > with the "MiniMoog" patches that come with AMS, though.
> >
> >   
> Do you know how they're called? Can't find minimoog...
> 

IIRC, it is called "miniams.ams.gz", in the "instruments" directory.

If you open "Parameter View" there are presets in there and controls similar to those on the old MiniMoogs.

-ken